Giorgio Barbatelli

7.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
33 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Giorgio Barbatelli is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Giorgio Barbatelli has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Giorgio Barbatelli's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers). Giorgio Barbatelli is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers). Giorgio Barbatelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Giorgio Barbatelli's co-authors include Saverio Cinti, E Ceresi, Incoronata Murano, I. Murano, Mélanie Fortier, Emanuela Faloia, Andrew S. Greenberg, Martin S. Obin, Grant A. Mitchell and Shupei Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cell Metabolism and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Giorgio Barbatelli

33 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Adipocyte death defines m... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2005 2010 2008 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Adipocyte death defines macrophage localization and function in adipose tissue of obese mice and humans
    2005 1.9k citations Saverio Cinti, Grant A. Mitchell et al. Journal of Lipid Research profile →
  2. Reduction of Macrophage Infiltration and Chemoattractant Gene Expression Changes in White Adipose Tissue of Morbidly Obese Subjects After Surgery-Induced Weight Loss
    2005 898 citations Giorgio Barbatelli, Saverio Cinti et al. profile →
  3. The emergence of cold-induced brown adipocytes in mouse white fat depots is determined predominantly by white to brown adipocyte transdifferentiation
    2010 624 citations Giorgio Barbatelli, I. Murano et al. profile →
  4. Dead adipocytes, detected as crown-like structures, are prevalent in visceral fat depots of genetically obese mice
    2008 553 citations I. Murano, Giorgio Barbatelli et al. Journal of Lipid Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Giorgio Barbatelli 3.9k 3.4k 1.3k 1.1k 712 33 5.8k
Jean Galitzky 3.6k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 489 0.7× 114 6.4k
Nathalie Viguerie 3.8k 1.0× 2.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.7× 426 0.6× 112 6.7k
Vladimír Štich 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 971 0.7× 898 0.8× 268 0.4× 108 4.7k
James C. Lo 4.7k 1.2× 2.3k 0.7× 797 0.6× 1.9k 1.7× 1.5k 2.0× 41 7.3k
Henrike Sell 2.4k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 479 0.7× 66 5.6k
Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm 2.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.6× 777 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 489 0.7× 64 4.2k
Tim J. Schulz 3.5k 0.9× 1.9k 0.6× 705 0.5× 2.5k 2.2× 287 0.4× 115 6.7k
Susan Kralisch 2.4k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 822 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 354 0.5× 73 5.0k
Junji Kamon 3.2k 0.8× 3.9k 1.1× 975 0.7× 2.2k 2.0× 416 0.6× 21 6.3k
Hironori Waki 3.3k 0.8× 3.8k 1.1× 964 0.7× 2.7k 2.3× 604 0.8× 46 7.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giorgio Barbatelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giorgio Barbatelli

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Castorina, Sergio, Vincenza Barresi, Tonia Luca, et al.. (2020). Gastric ghrelin cells in obese patients are hyperactive. International Journal of Obesity. 45(1). 184–194. 20 indexed citations
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Kotzbeck, Petra, Antonio Giordano, Eleonora Mondini, et al.. (2018). Brown adipose tissue whitening leads to brown adipocyte death and adipose tissue inflammation. Journal of Lipid Research. 59(5). 784–794. 209 indexed citations
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Sordo, Rachele Del, et al.. (2017). Nephrotic syndrome in primary myelofibrosis with renal extramedullary hematopoiesis and glomerulopathy in the JAK inhibitor era. Clinical Nephrology. 5. 70–77. 10 indexed citations
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Camastra, Stefania, Alessandra Vitali, Marco Anselmino, et al.. (2017). Muscle and adipose tissue morphology, insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in diabetic and nondiabetic obese patients: effects of bariatric surgery. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9007–9007. 66 indexed citations
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Giordano, Antonio, Arianna Smorlesi, Andrea Frontini, Giorgio Barbatelli, & Saverio Cinti. (2014). MECHANISMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: White, brown and pink adipocytes: the extraordinary plasticity of the adipose organ. European Journal of Endocrinology. 170(5). R159–R171. 201 indexed citations
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Lorenzi, Teresa, Antonio Zizzi, Maria Lorenzi, et al.. (2014). The Novel Role of HtrA1 in Gingivitis, Chronic and Aggressive Periodontitis. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e96978–e96978. 9 indexed citations
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Mondini, Eleonora, Francesca Cinti, Andrea Frontini, et al.. (2013). Increased density of inhibitory noradrenergic parenchymal nerve fibers in hypertrophic islets of Langerhans of obese mice. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 24(4). 384–392. 15 indexed citations
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Dixen, Karen, Klaus Qvortrup, Ez‐Zoubir Amri, et al.. (2009). Dynamic Regulation of Genes Involved in Mitochondrial DNA Replication and Transcription during Mouse Brown Fat Cell Differentiation and Recruitment. PLoS ONE. 4(12). e8458–e8458. 35 indexed citations
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Murano, I., Giorgio Barbatelli, Antonio Giordano, & Saverio Cinti. (2008). Noradrenergic parenchymal nerve fiber branching after cold acclimatisation correlates with brown adipocyte density in mouse adipose organ. Journal of Anatomy. 214(1). 171–178. 165 indexed citations
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Murano, I., et al.. (2008). Dead adipocytes, detected as crown-like structures, are prevalent in visceral fat depots of genetically obese mice. Journal of Lipid Research. 49(7). 1562–1568. 553 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vianna, Cláudia R., Michael Huntgeburth, Roberto Coppari, et al.. (2006). Hypomorphic mutation of PGC-1β causes mitochondrial dysfunction and liver insulin resistance. Cell Metabolism. 4(6). 453–464. 160 indexed citations
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Cinti, Saverio, Grant A. Mitchell, Giorgio Barbatelli, et al.. (2005). Adipocyte death defines macrophage localization and function in adipose tissue of obese mice and humans. Journal of Lipid Research. 46(11). 2347–2355. 1898 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jiménez, M. Ángeles, Giorgio Barbatelli, Saverio Cinti, et al.. (2003). β3‐Adrenoceptor knockout in C57BL/6J mice depresses the occurrence of brown adipocytes in white fat. European Journal of Biochemistry. 270(4). 699–705. 133 indexed citations
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Rossmeisl, Martin, Giorgio Barbatelli, Pavel Flachs, et al.. (2002). Expression of the uncoupling protein 1 from the aP2 gene promoter stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis in unilocular adipocytes in vivo. European Journal of Biochemistry. 269(1). 19–28. 66 indexed citations
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Arnaldi, Giorgio, Giancarlo Balercia, Giorgio Barbatelli, & Franco Mantero. (2000). Effects of long-term treatment with human pure follicle-stimulating hormone on semen parameters and sperm-cell ultrastructure in idiopathic oligoteratoasthenozoospermia. Andrologia. 32(3). 155–161. 18 indexed citations
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Barbatelli, Giorgio, et al.. (1997). The retractile testis can be a cause of adult infertility. Fertility and Sterility. 68(6). 1051–1058. 25 indexed citations
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Morroni, Manrico, et al.. (1995). Subcutaneous nodules in a patient hyposensitized with aluminium-containing allergen extracts: a microanalytical study.. PubMed. 9(3). 235–41. 4 indexed citations
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Barbatelli, Giorgio, Michael Heinzelmann, P Ferrara, Manrico Morroni, & Saverio Cinti. (1994). Quantitative evaluations of gap junctions in old rat brown adipose tissue after cold acclimation: A freeze-fracture and ultra-structural study. Tissue and Cell. 26(5). 667–676. 11 indexed citations
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Barbatelli, Giorgio, Manrico Morroni, Paola Vinesi, Saverio Cinti, & Fabrizio Michetti. (1993). S-100 Protein in Rat Brown Adipose Tissue under Different Functional Conditions: A Morphological, Immunocytochemical, and Immunochemical Study. Experimental Cell Research. 208(1). 226–231. 31 indexed citations
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Sbarbati, Andrea, et al.. (1989). Ultrastructure of pituitary folliculo-stellate cells of lactating rat during treatment with 2-bromo-α-ergocriptine. Tissue and Cell. 21(6). 841–847. 13 indexed citations

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